Causes of death after liver transplantation in 4000 consecutive patients: 2 to 19 year follow-up.

Causes of retransplantation after primary liver transplantation in 4000 consecutive patients: 2 to 19 years follow-up.

Five-Year Experience of Liver Transplant at Kerman University of Medical Sciences: Afzalipoor Hospital

Introduction: The only option for treatment of end stage liver diseases is liver transplantation. Afzalipour Hospital in Kerman, Iran is the third largest liver transplantation center in Iran. In this study, the outcomes of this center have been studied during the past 5 years. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the pre and post transplantation’s clinical, demographic and outcome data of ...

Primary adult liver transplantation under tacrolimus: more than 90 months actual follow-up survival and adverse events.

The introduction of tacrolimus has shown decreased rates of acute and steroid-resistant rejection after liver transplantation (LTx). The aim of the present study is to examine the long-term efficacy and safety of tacrolimus in primary liver transplant recipients. The first 121 consecutive adults (aged >16 years) who underwent primary LTx at a single center from August 1989 to February 1990 were...

What have we learned about primary liver transplantation under tacrolimus immunosuppression? Long-term follow-up of the first 1000 patients.

OBJECTIVE To summarize the long-term efficacy and safety of tacrolimus in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) recipients, as well as to examine the factors that influence long-term morbidity and mortality rates. BACKGROUND Tacrolimus (FK506, Prograf) was introduced as primary immunosuppression for primary liver transplantation in 1989; many subsequent trials have verified the association of tac...

The role of myocardial perfusion SPECT in short-term cardiac prognosis of end-stage renal disease

Introduction: One of the most important causes of death in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and even after kidney transplantation is cardiovascular diseases. Thus, cardiac evaluation is of utmost importance in the management of these patients especially during preoperative work up before renal transplantation. The aim of present study is to evaluate the role of myoc...